Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Forbid (impf. forbade; partic. usually “forbid; forbidden:” Sonn. 6, 5. LLL II, 6. H6A III, 1, 79. H6A III, 1, 79 Rom. III, 1, 92 Qq forbid, Ff “forbidden. forbod:” Compl. 164). 1) to prohibit, to interdict, to command to forbear; absol.: “the cardinal of Winchester --s,” H6A I, 3, 19. H6B III, 2, 264. With an inf.: “more the leisure and enforcement of the time --s to dwell upon,” R3 V, 3, 239. To f. a person to do sth.: “forbade my tongue to speak,” Lucr. 1648. Ado III, 2, 7. LLL I, 1, 60. LLL I, 1, 60 Merch. IV, 1, 75. Shr. IV, 1, 174. John III, 1, 190. H4A I, 3, 220. H6A III, 1, 79. Mcb. I, 3, 46. Hml. I, 5, 13. Elliptically: “finding myself in honour so f.” Compl. 150. “wilt thou flout me thus, being f.?” Err. I, 2, 92. “why have those banished and --en legs dared once to touch . . .,” R2 II, 3, 90. The inf. without to: “the treason that my haste --s me show,” R2 V, 3, 50. With for to: “f. the sea for to obey the moon,” Wint. I, 2, 427. A subordinate clause following with should: “forbade the boy he should not pass those grounds,” Pilgr. 124. The accus. indicating the thing prohibited: “--en usury,” Sonn. 6, 5. “in stamps that are f.” Meas. II, 4, 46. “he --s it,” H5 V Chor. H5 V Chor. “that which the kings' king --s,” R3 IV, 4, 346. Troil. IV, 5, 122. Cor. V, 1, 12. Rom. III, 1, 92. Double accus.: “to be forbod the sweets that seem so good,” Compl. 164. “I f. thee one most heinous crime,” Sonn. 19, 8. “f. the smiling courtesy of love the holy suit,” LLL V, 2, 755. “if we be --en stones,” H6A III, 1, 89. Troil. V, 3, 75. Tim. I, 1, 127. Lr. III, 3, 22. V, 1, 47. The thing prohibited with from: “from whose obedience I f. my soul,” John IV, 3, 64.
2) to command not to enter: “to f. Sir Valentine her company and my court,” Gentl. III, 1, 26. “forbade her my house,” Wiv. IV, 2, 88. Wiv. IV, 2, 88 “his --en gates,” LLL II, 26. “let love f. sleep his seat on thy eyelid,” Mids. II, 2, 80.
3) to prevent, to avert: “who his spoil of beauty can f.?” Sonn. 65, 12. “f. the sun to enter,” Ado III, 1, 9. “this shall f. it,” Rom. IV, 3, 23. “and therefore I f. my tears,” Hml. IV, 7, 187. “do that which heaven hath f. the Ottomites,” Oth. II, 3, 171. Mostly used to express a wish; absol.: “God f.” Merch. II, 2, 69. Shr. IV, 2, 78. V, 151. R2 II, 2, 51. IV, 114. H4A V, 2, 36. H6C V, 4, 48. Rom. I, 3, 4. “God f. else,” H8 II, 2, 115; cf. All's III, 5, 77. “the gods f.” Mids. III, 2, 276. Troil. V, 1, 3. Cor. III, 1, 233. Ant. IV, 2, 19. V, 2, 213. “now gods f.” Per. II, 1, 82. “heaven f.” Oth. II, 3, 261. V, 1, 72. “Jupiter f.” Troil. II, 3, 208. “the Lord f.” H8 III, 2, 54. “the higher powers f.” Wint. III, 2, 203. “wrinkles f.” Ant. I, 2, 19. With an accus.: “O f. it, God,” R2 IV, 129 (Qq forefend). “as God f. the hour,” H6C II, 1, 190. “God f. that,” III, 2, 25. “heavens f. such scarcity of youth,” Troil. I, 3, 302. Passively: “let it be f.” All's IV, 3, 54. “be it f., my lord,” Wint. I, 2, 241. Followed by a clause: “fortune f. my outside have not charmed her,” Tw. II, 2, 19. “God f. I say true,” R2 II, 1, 200. Mostly with should: “God f. I should in thought control your times of pleasure,” Sonn. 58, 1. “God f. it should be so,” Ado I, 1, 219. R2 III, 3, 101. H4A V, 4, 11. H5 I, 2, 13. H6B III, 2, 23. IV, 4, 10. H6C I, 2, 18. IV, 1, 21. R3 III, 1, 40. III, 7, 81 (Ff defend). Troil. II, 2, 127. Cor. III, 1, 290. Tit. IV, 3, 90. Per. I, 2, 61. “God f. but a knave should have some countenance,” H4B V, 1, 48 (== that not). “the heavens f. but that our loves and comforts should increase,” Oth. II, 1, 196.
4) to curse, to blast: “he shall live a man f.” Mcb. I, 3, 21.